Nutrient delivery system is one of the most important key technologies for tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) growth and development in both space such as Bio-regenerative Life Support Systems (BLSS) and unban agriculture fields.To realize the high space mission fidelity,the Antarctic station is usually selected for the location of the mobile test facility,because of its logistical,infrastructural and environmental properties.The objective of this study is to investigate the influences of different nutrient delivery systems (aeroponics,hydroponics and vermiculite) on the tomato growth,photosynthetic characteristics,antioxidant capacity,biomass yield and quality during their life cycle.The results showed that the chlorophyll a content of tomato plants grown in aeroponics system had the top advantages from initial stage 1.47 mg/g to late stage 1.21 mg/g.Both tomato photosynthesis and stomatal conductance maximized at the development stage and then decreased later in senescent leaves.At the initial stage and the development stage,POD activities in the aeroponics treatment were higher than other two treatments,reached 3.6 U/mg prot and 4.6 U/mg prot,respectively.The fresh yield 431.3 g/plant of hydroponics treatment group was significantly lower than others.At the same time,there were no significant differences among nutrient delivery systems in the per fruit fresh mass,which was 14.2~17.5 g/fruit.